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AfD playing footsie with Fidesz

The Editorial Board September 28, 2023

Hungary – The next European elections to be held on June 9, 2024 could see a reshuffling between the two Eurosceptic groups: Identity & Democracy, which includes France’s National Rally, Germany’s AfD, Austria’s FPÖ, and the Flemish Vlaams Belang; and the European…

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NATO enlargement: Hungary demands respect from Finland and Sweden

The Editorial Board March 15, 2023

Hungary – One significant consequence of Russia’s war in Ukraine was Finland and Sweden’s application for NATO membership last year. For those two traditionally non-aligned countries to become members of the Atlantic Alliance, however, they have to get the green light from…

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Hungary exempts mothers under 30 from income tax

The Editorial Board January 4, 2023

Hungary – Hungary’s fertility rate had fallen from 1.806 children per woman in 1989 to a catastrophic 1.295 in 2003, and it was still at 1.330 in 2010, when Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party came back to…

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“Hungary in state of near-crisis” according to central bank governor

The Editorial Board December 8, 2022

Hungary – On Monday, 5 December, MP Bence Tordai from the green party Párbeszéd posted on his Facebook account some quotes taken from what the Hungarian National Bank’s governor had told MPs sitting on the parliament’s economic committee. The least we can…

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Hungarian teachers on unlimited strike

La Rédaction December 7, 2022

Hungary – Some 730 teachers working in 78 different schools launched an unlimited strike last Friday. In addition, there were new demonstrations by teachers and students last week, in line with a protest movement that began at the start of the school…

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Hungarian opposition furious over U.S. money for Márki-Zay’s campaign

The Editorial Board November 14, 2022

Hungary – On 16 October, Péter Márki-Zay, Viktor Orbán’s unsuccessful opponent in last April’s parliamentary elections, admitted on his Facebook account that his Hungary for All Movement (MMM) had received 1.8 billion forints (4.4 million euros) from American funds during his election…

Politics

An analysis of Viktor Orbán’s broad electoral success

Yann Caspar April 20, 2022

Hungary – Many Hungarian and foreign observers were stunned by the Fidesz–KDNP coalition’s crushing victory in the 3 April parliamentary elections. The six-party opposition coalition lost nearly 900,000 votes compared to the cumulative results of those parties in 2018. Viktor Orbán’s coalition…

Magyar Nemzet

War or peace

Partenaire April 5, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022. A conversation with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Mr. Prime Minister, according to my calculations, this is the 27th national campaign you are participating in. Yet still, the current one…

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Elections in Hungary: Orbán won for the fourth time

The Editorial Board April 4, 2022

On 3 April, Hungarians were called to the polls to choose the new Parliament composition and vote on questions raised in the context of a referendum on “child protection”. Participation reached 69.52% nationally. It was 68.13% in 2018 and 61.73% in…

Culture

Implications of the fall of communism in Europe: a visionary reflection by Dominique Venner in the early 1990s

The Editorial Board March 28, 2022

La Nouvelle Librairie has begun publishing Les Carnets Rebelles by Dominique Venner. In the first volume published at the end of 2021, an anthology of observations and autobiographical anecdotes, reveals the passions and lucidity of this unique historian. The editorial staff offers…

Magyar Nemzet

Judit Varga: Hungarians set an example for all of Europe

Partenaire March 27, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 27 March 2022. “Not only did the Hungarian people work hard for this money, but they are also setting an example for all of Europe by helping those in need. I believe…

Politics

War in Ukraine: what impact on Hungarian elections?

Yann Caspar March 22, 2022

Hungary – The American media outlet Bloomberg has published an article entitled “War Next Door Boosts Orban Campaign to Keep Power in Hungary” in the wake of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s speech for the 15 March 1848 celebrations. Based on a poll…